Ghaziabad: Man sent app link, cheated by fake agent

Noida | Friday | 8th February, 2019

Summary:

The man who received the call sent him a link to download a mobile app via SMS. “He found a mobile phone number, purportedly of the customer care, on Wednesday. The app helped the accused gain remote access of Gaurav’s phone,” a police officer said.The accused allegedly told him to install the app and also sought his personal details. GHAZIABAD: A 30-year-old sales executive was duped of Rs 1.3 lakh by a man posing as an agent of a leading travel website.The accused gained access to his personal details on the pretext of helping him redeem reward points. Instead of going to the website to get the points redeemed, he looked up its customer care number on the internet..